I am just tired of allowing the conservative activists to take the word "morality" away from the left. The morality I was raised with, and the one articulated in the Gospels, is about loving on poor people and the disenfranchised, not caring about personal wealth, digging peace and being nice. I think it's time that the majority of us, who attend religious services and who are not insane-o evangelicals, started taking back the rhetoric and pointing out that what Jesus would do? Would be to kick these assholes three ways to Thursday!

March 11, 2004

Oh my GOD, Chuck D is going to have a show on Air America Radio! I have been saying for, like, ever that I am just waiting for Chuck D to run for President. Other hosts to include Al Franken, surprising no one who's been following the developing story, and Janeane Garafalo. I am so sad that I won't be able to hear it, what with living in the 7th circle of hell and all. Too bad.

Ann "Alien Hands" Coulter (seriously, look at her fucking hands, it's like something out of "The X-Files") holds forth on the religions of the world, and because she is a ridiculous bitch hell bent on doing the work of Her Dark Lord on earth, she says:

. . . Christianity (as opposed to other religions whose tenets are more along the lines of 'kill everyone who doesn't smell bad and doesn't answer to the name Mohammed').

Now, that pulled quote looks like I am purposefully taking shit out of context, but man, that article really steamed me from beginning to end. The whole idea that liberals have no understanding of Christianity also suggests to me that Annie hasn't read the Bible, particularly the Gospels, very closely or she wouldn't be so supportive of the Bush/Cheney ticket. What was it that Christ said about a rich man entering the kingdom of heaven? Ahem. (Initial link, and the idea for the pulled quote from Salon's War Room.)

Also rans: More and more Pitsburghers are unemployed. Teevee's "The Practice" is being cancelled in favor of a James Spaderrific spinoff, which amuses me for all kinds of reasons. The House of Reps misses the point (again) in passing an obesity lawsuit ban. The fight on gay marriage spins out all over the country in all kinds of ways, causing homophobes to complain and Sarah to take note that all these fucking homophobes have, like, the worst fashion sense ever, to say nothing of how physically unattractive they all are! (Maybe their anger about the whole committed gay relationships thing is mostly about not ever getting hit on by the really cute gay boys and girls? Who can say.)

February 22, 2004

September 29, 2003

Anne LaMott has a truly great article about her struggle to come to terms with her hatred of President Bush, through the lens of her religious beliefs. I am a great admirer of her work, and was really moved by her soul-searching in the amazing Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith -- I think there is a dearth of contemplative writing on religion coming from the secular left political spectrum, intended for the casual reader. So anyway, if your heart is full of hate, as mine is, read what she has to say and work through it in whatever way you can.

One of my favorite parts of her article is this:

This drives me crazy. That God seems to have no taste, and no standards. Of course, by the same token, on most days, this is what gives some of us hope.